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‘81 KZ 440 LTD. $300 bucks?
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Pretty rough. No airbox, throttle wouldn’t turn, front brake hydraulics no go. Why for the life me would anyone do that with the headlight is beyond me. I couldn’t even see thru the oil sightglass.
I was expecting it to be somewhat neglected, but daaaaaaannnng.
That's not the right headlight (should be round) so I'm guessing the original was replaced with whatever happened to be lying around.
And I think it needs a fork seal.
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That may have been a clue.
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What you see is what you get for $429 (without a registration document)
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Yeah…..I just don’t know. No airbox? Ok, not a huge thing, just a couple K & N’s I suppose. Not being able to work the carbs throttle? The cable was ok, the carbs themselves were stuck. The tachometer cable was toast. The ignition switch looked like someone had used a screwdriver as a key. A real shame because it could’ve been a fun little project.
I think it still could be a fun little project, tbh. Parts - including the ignition switch - are readily available and inexpensive, so you could replace the missing/damaged bits without spending a lot of money. I personally wouldn't restore it as such, just make it into something to ride around town.
Heck, here's a front end complete with forks and an ignition switch with key - $169.99 + free shipping.
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https://www.[ebay].com/itm/276140890314
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I mean, you could part it out and scrap the rest - might get decent prices for the belt drive, exhaust, and engine - but that depends on how much you want to deal with it.
Or get it running and put knobby tires on it and call it an off-road bike.
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I'm gonna be the "odd man out" here, yes it's rough and only worth taking on if you specifically want that model but, here in the UK given that it's pretty much complete and the chrome looks good you would be looking at double that money at least !! (anything old, especially with a Kawasaki badge is crazy money)
What you see is what you get for $429 (without a registration document)
Complete with chopped hardtail frame
440 LTDs are very common here, and so far have not been affected (AFAICT) by the general silliness of the used bike market.
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I just like bikes, period. My first bike was a Honda CT70, then a SL100 and on and on and on.
The no title is probably a deal killer, but he says just tell DMV that the previous owner died. That's funny
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